YWAM Frontier Missions, Pokhara, Nepal
Programme Detail: Foundations for Intercultural Studies
| Language of this entry | English (UK, International) |
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| Name of Programme / Training Resource | Foundations for Intercultural Studies |
| Type of Training | Individual standalone programme |
| Reference Number | 1234 |
| Description | Foundation for Intercultural Studies (FIS): Part of a 10 months' training program (first 3) for non-Southasians for longterm crosscultural ministry in the Hindu world (South Asia). |
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| Languages Programme Available in | English (UK, International) |
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| Country and region where programme is available | Nepal / Gandaki |
| Area of Ministry and Focus | Mission and Evangelism / Church Planting and Multiplication |
| Residential/Non Residential | Residential |
| Full-time or Part-time | Full-time |
| Level | Introductory |
| Cost Range | From US$1,000 to less than US$10,000 |
| Actual Cost | USD 1,000 |
| Bursaries/scholarships available | |
| Actual Length | 3 months |
| Average hours of study per week | 35 |
| Methods of instruction | What makes us stand out? Homestay Programs. Live with a local family in a traditional Nepali village. A Culturally Effective Approach. Learn ways to share the Gospel in a culturally effective way, both theoretically and practically. Disciple Making Movements. Plant fellowships of believers that are able to multiply by themselves. Lecture Phase: For four weeks you will stay at a hostel to learn about intercession and how to appropriately act within the culture, and then you will live eight weeks with a local family in a traditional village. At the same time, you will learn the tools on how to effectively reach locals with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We emphasize teaching you how to share the gospel in culturally impactful ways, as well as teach you how to start disciple making movements and churches that are able to multiply by themselves. |
| Percentage of time spent in formal learning (e.g. lectures, structured reading, work-books, etc.) | 30 |
| Percentage of time spent on non-formal skill-based learning (e.g. learning on the job and supervised practice, etc.) | 63 |
| Percentage of time spent in informal unstructured learning (e.g. prayer times, teamwork). | 7 |
| Average number of students who take the programme per year (or, if this is a new programme, the number who can be accommodated) | 6 |
| Prerequisite Programmes | If pursuing a University of the Nations Degree YWAM's Discipleship Training School is required |
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| Qualifications gained | |
| Qualifications this programme is part of | University of the Nations, YWAM |
| Programme Accredited by | Other Accreditation (see below) |
| Other Accrediting Bodies | University of the Nations |
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